Alginic acid and its sodium salt are well-accepted pharmaceutical excipients fulfilling several
roles in the development of solid oral dosage forms. Although they have attractive …

Alginate is an acidic polysaccharide mainly extracted from kelp or sargassum, which
comprises 40% of the dry weight of algae. It is a linear polymer consisting of β-D …

Nonconventional biomacromolecular luminogens have attracted extensive interest due to
their fundamental importance and potential applications in diverse areas. To explore novel …

Polymer scaffolds have many different functions in the field of tissue engineering. They are
applied as space filling agents, as delivery vehicles for bioactive molecules, and as three …

Alginates are a broad family of linear (unbranched) polysaccharides derived from brown
seaweeds and some bacteria. Despite having only two monomers, ie β-d-mannuronate (M) …

Completely revised and expanded to reflect the latest advancements in the field,
Polysaccharides: Structural Diversity and Functional Versatility, Second Edition outlines …

The structural characteristics of polysaccharides extracted from Quebec's seaweed have not
been fully established to date. Ascophyllum nodosum, Fucus vesiculosus and Saccharina …

Alginate hydrogels are currently being employed and explored for a broad range of medical
applications including cell encapsulation, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. In these …

Alginates are produced industrially from marine macroalgae (also called seaweeds)
belonging to the taxonomic group of brown algae (phylum Ochrophyta, class …

Islet transplantation is a promising approach for the treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Currently, clinical islet transplantation is limited by allo-and autoimmunity that may cause …